Radiobiology and Environmental Security [Paperback]

This volume  like the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on which it is based  ?addresses the fundamental science that contributes to our understanding of the potential risks from ecological terrorism, ?i.e. dirty bombs, atomic explosions, intentional release of radionuclides into water or air. Both effects on human health (DNA and systemic effects) and on ecosystems are detailed, with particular focus on environmentally relevant low-dose ranges. The state-of-the-art contributions to the book are authored by leading experts; they tackle the relevant questions from the perspectives of radiation genetics, radiobiology, radioecology, radiation epidemiology and risk assessment.

Hypermutability Associated With Double-Strand Break Repair; D.A. Gordenin.- A Test Of Kimuras Mutation-Rate Conjecture; J.W. Drake.- Micro-Algae As A Model System For Studying Of Genotype Resistance To Oxidative Stress And Adaptive Response; S.G. Chankova, N. Yurina.- Flavonoid Biosynthesis Genes In Wheat And Wheat-Alien Hybrids: Studies Into Gene Regulation In Plants With Complex; E.K. Khlestkina et al.- Implication for Human and Environmental Health of Low Doses of Radiation; C. Mothersill, C. Seymour.- Role of Epigenetic Changes In Radiation-Induced Genome Instability; O. Kovalchuk et al.- Radiation and Terror; C. Seymour, C. Mothersill.- Bystander Effects And Adaptive Responses Modulate In Vitro And In Vivo Biological Responses To Low Dose Ionizing Radiation; E.I. Azzam et al.- Inter-Plant Communication Of Genome Instability In Radiation Exposed Arabidopsis; I. Kovalchuk,? F. Zemp.- Direct And Reverse Bystander Effect Between Irradiated And Unirradiated Organisms: The Modulating Role of Chemosignalling In Ecology; B.P. Surinov et al.- Molecular- Genetic Analysis of Genetic Predisposition To Myocardial Infarction And Comparison of Risk Factor Population Rates In Different Countries; I.B. Mosse et al.- Genomic Instability In The Offspring of Irradiated Parents; Y.E. Dlƒg